Indians Rout Russellville 13-4 in Legion Field rout
Decatur Indians exploded for 13 runs on 16 hits to beat Russellville 13-4 at Legion Field. Clell Hobson, Earl Martin, and Larry Napoli led with multiple hits as Decatur surged from a 0-3 deficit with five runs in the fourth and four in the seventh. Gary Cooke hurled a complete game for Decatur.
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Savage
Bill Freeman
Avery Roberts
Indians
Russellville
Lester White
Hobson
White
Martin
Chick Sparkman
Red Caudill
Napoli
Caudill
Gary Cooke
Sparkman
Freeman
John Meadows
Quillen
Meadows
Roberts
Decatur
Florence
Raiders
E—Qullen
Hudson
RBI
Cooke
Vernon
Cain
Russellvil
Calvert
Hataway
Aea Meadows
Major League Results by the Associated Press
American League games New York over Detroit 11 to 1 Cleveland crushed Washington 16 to 0 Chicago defeated Philadelphia 5 to 2 St. Louis at Boston postponed by rain National League St. Louis beat Cincinnati 11 to 3 in night game Other items note an Edgeton Kentucky Army team with 3 1 record and box score details for Russellville and Decatur games with Cooke earning the win
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Associated Press
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Gumpert
Sox
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Bobby Feller
Bobby Avilla
Larry Doby
Lane's bold moves lift White Sox to strong early season
Frank Lane the general manager earned praise as Chicago rebuilt the roster under Paul Richards. A series of trades brought key players like Eddie Robinson Chico Carrera da Rossaquel Orestes Minoso and Al Zarilla while Dobson and Littlefield supplied pitching. Hard on the road Eastern tour Chicago won seven straight as New York and Cleveland led the league.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Frank Lane
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Paul Richards
Lane
Seattle
Chicago
Richards
Jack Onslow
Red Corriden
White Sox
Chico Carrasquel
Brooklyn
Eddie Robinson
Washington
Nelson Fox
Philadelphia A’s
al Zarilla
Boston Red Sox
Ed Stewart
Orestes Minoso
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Joe Dobson
Zarilla
Dick Littlefield
Bill Wight
Ray Scarborough
Dobson
Wight
Scarborough
Harry Dorish
Red Sox
Toronto
Baseball Leaders Highlight 50 At Bats Season
ZIT XAN Be Batting leaders show Fain Philadelphia 46 hits and Robinson Chicago 29 RBIs. Notables include Minoso 26 runs and Hodges 31 RBIs. Pitching includes Lopat 7 0 and Raschi 38 strikeouts.
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Kryhoski
Detroit
Fain
Philadelphia
Berra
Mantle
New York
DiMaggio
Boston
Minoso
Chicago
Robinson
Rosen
Cleveland
Carrasquel
Dean
Washington
Williams
Zernal
Busby
Lopat
Marrero
Raschi
McDermott
White Way Defeats VFW Lodge 18-1 in Junior League
White Way, defending champions, routed VFW Lodge 18-1 Thursday in Decatur Junior Baseball League. Milk Boys benefited from 10 hits and 7 VFW errors while Elks Lodge fell to Homelike Cafe 21-6. Schedule changes list May 29 and May 31 matchups across several teams and fields.
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White Way
VFW Lodge
Decatur
Milk Boys
Don Ryan
VFW
American Legion
Elks Lodge
Pepsi Cola Hosts Hillsboro In Saturday Baseball Showdown
Pepsi Cola meets Hillsboro at West Town Park Saturday at 2 30 PM. The last clash went 10 innings with Pepsi Cola winning 10 to 9. Players listed include Terry Sims White Breeding Barnett infield and Patterson Terry Nash outfield. Long pitches Carter catches.
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West Town Park
Pepsi Cola
Hillsboro
Terry
Sims
White
Breeding
Barnett
P. Patterson
B. Terry
Nash
Long
Carter
Night baseball and football matchups across leagues
Pits Boston at Brooklyn and New York at Philadelphia lead a slate of night games. Pittsburgh visits Chicago while Cincinnati plays St Louis. Philadelphia hosts New York and Washington visits Boston. Chicago travels to Cleveland and St Louis to Detroit. In the Southern Association Mobile plays Chattanooga Birmingham faces Little Rock Atlanta meets Memphis New Orleans meets Nashville.
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National League
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
American League
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Southern Association Mobile
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
New Orleans
Nashville
Southern Association
Memphis Aee Oh
Mobile
Fema
Nashville and Alabama Florida League Scores Mixed
Nashville beat Mobile 7 to 1 while several league standings show Toledo 15 Indianapolis 7 Columbus 3 Louisville 2 St Paul 8 Kansas City 4. Panama City 12 Tallahassee 5 Ozark 6 Enterprise 5 Headland 10 Dothan 3 LaGrange 9 Opelika 6 Rome 5 Alexander City 4 Griffin 5 Valley 3 Americas 10 Cordele 9 in 14 innings.
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Southern Association
Nashville
Mobile
Toledo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
St. Paul
Kansas City
Panama City
Tallahassee
Ozark
Enterprise
Headland
Dothan
LaGrange
Opelika
Rome
Alexander City
Griffin
Valley
Cordele
Hitting Champ Named For SEC Baseball Season
Southeast Conference bats pounded the season as four hitters topped .400 and 17 surpassed .340. Georgia Tech’s Bob Lusk led with .465 across 21 games, followed by Fred Montsdecca of Florida at .422 and Frank Ramsey of Kentucky at .411. Mike Mizerany of Alabama hit .405 to rank fourth.
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Husky Bob Lusk
Georgia Tech
Fred Montsdecca
Florida
Frank Ramsey
Kentucky
Mike Mizerany
Alabama
Tennessee
Omaha
Neb
Hal Payne
Bill Asbury
Auburn
L.S.A
Georgia
Tulane
Mississippi
Bob Lusk
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M. Mizerany
A'a
Bob Murphy
LSU
J Umbricht
B. Hanna
S&s
B. Bonar
OQ. Kortz
Ole M
J. Mack
B. North
Tech
B. Asbury
Tenn
Sonny Dykes
D. Shaffer
Fla
Dom Fucei Ky
Tomorrow's Schedule Card for Major League Matchups
The schedule lists games with start times including Philadelphia at New York 1 P M Washington at Boston 1 P M Chicago at Cleveland 1 P M St Louis at Detroit 2 30 P M Boston at Brooklyn 12 30 P M night 7 P M Cincinnati at St Louis night 8 30 P M Pittsburgh at Chicago 1 30 P M.
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Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Musial Homers and Triples in 11-3 Cardinals Win over Reds
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals hit a homer, a triple and a double as his team routed Cincinnati 11 to 3. Bobby Feller of the Cleveland Indians pitched a shutout against Washington, allowing only two hits in a 16 to 0 win for his fifth victory.
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Associated Press
Stan Musial
Cards
Cincinnati
Bobby Feller
Indians
Washington
Tonight's Schedule Local Sports Doubleheader
7 30 Southern National vs Local 88 headlines the night with 8 30 VFW vs Wolverine in action. schedule notes and venue not listed.
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Southern
Nat
VFW
Wolverine
Wolverines edge Southern Nut to win City softball clash
In Thursday action Wolver ine defeats Southern Nut 8 to 5 to claim the City Softball League win. Nursery beats Local 88 6 to 3 as Ed Brazelton Monk Allen drive early runs. notable scoring by Todd Adams and Murphy for the victors.
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Wolverine
Southern Nut
Nursery
Local 88
Decatur Nursery
Local
Jimmy Adams
Chastine Broadway
Tommy Todd
Raymond Cole
Todd
Ray Adams
Lovelace
Morris
Shafer
Mitchell
Hudson
Dunlap
Cole
Thompson
Hazel
R. Adams
Wells
Long
Alvis and Speegle
Barons Invade Little Rock in Southern Association clash
The Birmingham Barons travel to Little Rock in a key Southern Association game as they push for second place. Mickey Haefner faces Verne Williamson in a pitching duel while Nashville and Mobile contest elsewhere as season standings tighten.
British firm tests mothproof fabric chemical
A British chemical concern is conducting early tests on a substance that could render fabrics indigestible to moths and potentially make cloth permanently mothproof, signaling a major advancement in textile preservation.
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